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"A lot of people are saying maybe we'd like a dictator," Trump suggests Americans are in the mood for fascism

Aug 25, 2025
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Constitutional scholars use the "autocratic signaling" when leaders test public tolerance by "just wondering" if dictatorship might be preferable. Trump did exactly that today when he complained about Illinois Governor Pritzker's resistance to his plans for a military takeover of Chicago. He said, "A lot of people…

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